Elderly men and women are less responsive to startling noises: N1, P3 and blink evidence.
Ford JM, Roth WT, Isaacks BG, White PM, Hood SH, Pfefferbaum A.
Ford JM, et al. Among authors: pfefferbaum a.
Biol Psychol. 1995 Feb;39(2-3):57-80. doi: 10.1016/0301-0511(94)00959-2.
Biol Psychol. 1995.
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Previously we observed that the P3 component of the event-related brain potential (ERP) elicited by startling noises, and to a lesser extent P3 to target tones, is reduced in the elderly (Ford & Pfefferbaum, 1991). ...
Previously we observed that the P3 component of the event-related brain potential (ERP) elicited by startling noises, and to a lesser …